5 - Sample Manage

Place Sample

Place Sample

After sampling, a sample is automatically assigned to its own voice. This function allows you to place the voice (and the sample) If you chose to keep it and now want to place it, or if you placed the sample and later want to place it somewhere else.

v To Place a Sample:

1.Press the Sample Manage key. The LED illuminates and the main screen appears.

2.Select the sample to be placed using the Data Entry Control, INC/DEC keys, or the numeric keypad.

3.Press the Place function key (F4). The screen shown above appears.

4.The sample can also be assigned a group number at this stage as a convenience. Use the Data Entry Control or INC/DEC keys to change the group number if desired.

5.Set the Original Key and the High and Low keys for the voice. Use the Cursor keys or function keys to select the parameter and the INC/DEC keys, your MIDI keyboard or the Data Entry Control to change the key range.

6.Press Place to confirm placement or Exit to cancel the operation.

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O Hot Tip! To save all the samples in a bank in EIIIx format, press and hold the decimal point key while you press the Save key. The display will offer you the option to save in these alternate formats. Select the desired format using the function keys.

• Note that only samples are transferred, not the presets.

5 - Sample Manage

Export Sample

Export Sample

This function allows you to export a single sample as a self-contained bank in any of four different sample formats. The formats are:

•	EIIIx	Compatible with EIIIx samplers
•	Emulator IV	Native format of all EOS based Emulators
•	WAVE	Microsoft Windows .WAV file format (floppy export only)
•	AIFF	Apple sound file format (floppy export only)

Suppose you were experimenting and modified a sample using the sample edit module. The sample data is permanently changed. You want to keep the modified sample, but if you save the bank, the original sample will be lost. Using this function, you can export the modified sample to a new bank and have both!

v To Export a Sample:

1.Press the Sample Manage key. The LED illuminates and the main screen appears.

2.Select the sample to be exported using the Data Entry Control, INC/ DEC keys, or the numeric keypad.

3.Press the Export function key (F5). The screen shown above appears.

4.Select the destination drive, folder and bank using the cursor keys and Data Entry Control.WAVE and AIFF formats can ONLY be exported to floppy disk. You cannot write into an existing bank without erasing it. Usually you will choose an empty bank.

5.Select the format for the samples. Press F2 for EIIIx, F3 for EIV (EOS),

F4 for WAVE, or F5 for AIFF format.

6.Press OK to export the sample or Cancel to cancel the operation.

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5 - Sample Manage

Get Info

Get Info

This function displays a sample's size in number of samples and length in seconds. It also lists the amount of memory remaining.

v To Get Information about a Sample:

1.Press the Sample Manage key. The LED illuminates and the main screen appears.

2.Select the desired sample using the Data Entry Control, INC/DEC keys, or the numeric keypad.

3.Press the Info… function key (F6). A pop-up window appears with information about the sample.

4.Press the OK function key to return to the main Sample Manage screen.

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